Non-functional Data
"Data that isn't functional, that doesn't do a practical job, is more of an
adornment to the system's software than a part of it. Thus, we don't insist
on the free license criteria for non-functional data. It can be included in a
free system distribution as long as its license gives you permission to copy
and redistribute, both for commercial and non-commercial purposes. For
example, some game engines released under the GNU GPL have accompanying game
information—a fictional world map, game graphics, and so on—released
under such a verbatim-distribution license. This kind of data can be part of
a free system distribution, even though its license does not qualify as free,
because it is non-functional."
http://www.gnu.org/distros/free-system-distribution-guidelines.html
AFAIK the license of flight of the amazon queen gives you right to distribute
it for commercial or non-commercial purposes.
"2) You may charge a reasonable copying fee for this archive, and may
distribute it in aggregate as part of a larger and possibly commercial
software distribution (such as a Linux distribution or magazine
coverdisk). You must provide proper attribution and ensure that this
Readme and all associated copyright notices and disclaimers are left
intact."
On the other hand:
"3) You may not charge a fee for the game itself. This includes
reselling the game as an individual item."
You can't sell the game alone. You can sell the game if you bundle it with
software.
"You can include it in a software collection, like a Linux distribution
or coverdisk (which may be sold), but using it in things like commercial
adventure game collections without asking is just playing dirty."
Bundling only adventure games and selling them "without asking" would be
"dirty", not illegal.
What is "dirty" is (most of the time) a matter of irrelevant subjectivity.
For example some argue anal sex is dirty or homosexuality is dirty. A young
woman liking sex can be dirty according to some opinion.
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From guidelines to free software distributions defined by FSF:
"This kind of data can be part of a free system distribution, even though its
license does not qualify as free, because it is non-functional."
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Kinda interesting borderline situation here.
The data does not have to be free as in freedom. It must be free to
distribute and profit. FotAQ data is free to distribute and profit, though
*the spirit* of the license seems to want to restrict a bit distribution for
profit.
